From ‘Achitect’ to zombie

Berlin Daily Spotlight: Korean Cinema

“Architecture 101″Director: Lee Yong-joo Cast: Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in Sales: Lotte Entertainment Logline: This melodrama from South Korea’s top production house, Myung Film, tells the story of an architect and his first love who reminisce while rebuilding an old house.

“Helpless”Director: Byun Young-joo Cast: Lee Sun-kyun, Kim Min-hee Sales: CJ E&M Logline: Adapted from Japanese crime writer Miyabe Miyuki’s “All She Was Worth,” this thriller follows a man who learns his vanished fiancee is not who she claimed to be.

“Howling”Director: Yoo Ha Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Na-young Sales: CJ E&M Logline: A veteran detective and his rookie partner discover that a wolf is behind some serial killings. Top Korean actor Song takes on the role of the lead detective.

“Love Fiction”Director: Jeon Kye-soo Cast: Kong Hyo-jin, Ha Jung-woo Sales: Finecut Logline: A comedy following a 30-year-old novelist who has never had a proper romance until he falls in love with a girl while writing romantic fiction.

“Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time”Director: Yoon Jong-bin Cast: Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo Sales: Showbox Logline: In this drama of conspiracy and betrayal set in 1982 Busan, a corrupt customs officer on the verge of getting fired partners up with the city’s top gangster boss.